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Specialist technology talent for hard-to-fill roles.

The roles your team has been trying to fill for three months: cloud, platform and security specialists, sourced and technically screened before they reach your interview process — by an engineer who has worked the roles, not a recruiter with a keyword list.

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Roles we recruit for

Cloud & Infrastructure

Cloud, systems, storage, network and virtualization engineers, and the architects who design them.

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DevOps & Platform Engineering

DevOps, SRE, platform and automation engineers — the people who make the delivery pipeline work.

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Cybersecurity & IAM

Security engineers, identity and access specialists, cloud security and security architects.

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A fourth area — AI infrastructure and MLOps — is monitored and pooled, but we do not yet claim it as a specialism. If a role falls outside these three areas, we will be clear about it.

How a search works

1. Brief

One call, within two days. Must-haves capped at five genuine requirements, and a realistic salary or rate band agreed before we start.

2. Search & screen

Direct search and our own network — not a reposted advert. Every candidate is screened technically before you see them.

3. Evidence pack

Each shortlisted candidate arrives with what we verified, the questions we asked and the answers, availability, expectations and any risks identified.

4. From interview to start

Shortlist within 10 working days, weekly written updates, and support through offer and onboarding.

What it costs

18% — Partner Search

Plus an engagement payment (€1,500 Ireland / £1,250 UK) fully credited against the final fee, a 30-day preferred search and a 90-day replacement guarantee.

22% — Flexible Search

No upfront payment, non-exclusive, no hire — no placement fee. Used selectively, with a 60-day guarantee.

25% — Retained

In thirds across engagement, shortlist and placement, for principal, architect and genuinely scarce roles, with a 120-day guarantee.

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Who we work for

We continue to supply specialist technology professionals to UN organisations, and toprivate-sector and non-profit clients, with documented billing activity running continuously since 2021 — alongside technology companies and scale-ups in Ireland, the UK and the EU. We do not name our clients publicly; where one agrees, it is discussed privately rather than used as a logo.More about us.

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